Karl Mannström

Karl Mannström
Personal information
Full nameBror Karl Anton Mannström
Born(1884-10-26)26 October 1884
Sundsvall, Sweden
Died19 July 1916(1916-07-19) (aged 31)
Tofteryd, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Karl Mannström (26 October 1884 – 19 July 1916) was a Swedish modern pentathlete.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

Mannström became an officer at the Fortification in 1909 and was appointed lieutenant in 1912. He was commanded to the flight school at Malmslätt in 1915 to undergo his flight training. He was awarded after the certificate tests on June 22, 1915, Swedish aviator diploma no. 28 issued by S.A.S. (Swedish Aeronautical Society). In 1916, Mannström set a Scandinavian altitude record with passengers when he reached an altitude of 4,000 meters. He died in a plane crash just outside Skillingaryd in a Morane-Saulnier aircraft licensed by Thulin's workshops.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Karl Mannström". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bror Mannström Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.


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